Berry Gordy started out in the music business during the 1950s as a songwriter. He also briefly set up and...

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The Temptations came to Motown in 1961, but the origins of the group go back to the 1940s! Eddie Kendricks...

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The studio musicians used by Carl Davis at Brunswick Records, particularly in the early days of his tenure, were musicians...

Most studios had a group of musicians that they could call on to play regularly on recording sessions. Some were...

First Published on July 8, 2020 Fred Hammond:A multi-instrumentalist, producer, and vocalist for the soulful black gospel group Commissioned during...

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on April 27, 2020 New York Community Choir “East Coast Sound” according to gospel, coming out of New York during the...